Amphoe Chai Badan
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| Province: | Lopburi |
| District office: | Lam Narai |
| Area: | 1,253.0 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 88,648 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 70.7 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 1604 |
| Postal code: | 15130 |
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Chai Badan (Thai: ชัยบาดาล) is a district (Amphoe) in eastern part of Lopburi Province, central Thailand. The local people usually call it Lam Narai, as the district center is located in Tambon Lam Narai.
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[edit] History
The Chai Badan was an ancient town in the Pa Sak River valley, controlled from Nakhon Ratchasima. In 1914 it was upgraded to be a district of Phetchabun Province. In 1918 it was moved to be part of Sara Buri Province. Finally it became part of Lopburi Province on November 1st, 1941.[1]
[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Lam Sonthi, Tha Luang, Phatthana Nikhom, Khok Samrong and Khok Charoen of Lopburi Province, and Si Thep of Phetchabun Province.
The Wang Kan Luang waterfall is the most favorite place of Lopburi visitors, also from neighboring provinces.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 17 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 136 villages (muban). Lam Narai has townships status (thesaban tambon) and covers part of the tambon Lam Narai and Chai Narai. There are further 16 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | ||
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| 1. | Lam Narai | ลำนารายณ์ | 12 | 15,467 | ||
| 2. | Chai Narai | ชัยนารายณ์ | 6 | 6,130 | ||
| 3. | Sila Thip | ศิลาทิพย์ | 12 | 5,669 | ||
| 4. | Huai Hin | ห้วยหิน | 8 | 2,703 | ||
| 5. | Muang Khom | ม่วงค่อม | 11 | 5,674 | ||
| 6. | Bua Chum | บัวชุม | 9 | 8,195 | ||
| 7. | Tha Din Dam | ท่าดินดำ | 6 | 4,582 | ||
| 8. | Makok Wan | มะกอกหวาน | 3 | 1,526 | ||
| 9. | Sap Takhian | ซับตะเคียน | 6 | 4,832 | ||
| 10. | Na Som | นาโสม | 6 | 2,834 | ||
| 11. | Nong Yai To | หนองยายโต๊ะ | 8 | 4,015 | ||
| 12. | Ko Rang | เกาะรัง | 10 | 6,535 | ||
| 14. | Tha Manao | ท่ามะนาว | 8 | 3,277 | ||
| 17. | Nikhom Lam Narai | นิคมลำนารายณ์ | 9 | 4,511 | ||
| 18. | Chai Badan | ชัยบาดาล | 8 | 6,439 | ||
| 19. | Ban Mai Samakkhi | บ้านใหม่สามัคคี | 6 | 2,905 | ||
| 22. | Khao Laem | เขาแหลม | 8 | 3,354 |
The missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Lam Sonthi district
[edit] References
- ^ "พระราชบัญญัติเปลี่ยนแปลงเขตจังหวัดลพบุรีและจังหวัดสระบุรี พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๔" (in Thai) (October 14 1941). Royal Gazette 58 (0 ก): 1379–1381.
[edit] External links
- amphoe.com (Thai)
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